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as in boyfriend
a male romantic companion
I'm going to see my man again tonight
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as in person
a member of the human race
every man has a responsibility to safeguard the planet
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as in husband
the male partner in a marriage
I now pronounce you man and wife
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as in police
a body of officers of the law
the crowd of onlookers quickly scattered when the man arrived on the scene
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Recent Examples of man
Health care workers attacked across US Last year, a Nashville man seeking mental health assistance but unsatisfied with his treatment allegedly assaulted a security guard and threatened to take the lives of hospital employees before being arrested.
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Chris Boyette, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
Sometimes, a naked man will come out of nowhere and disrupt proceedings.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The unidentified man was crossing the street around 3:57 a.m. at Woodpoint Rd.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
The officer repeatedly instructed the elderly man to drop the gun, and when backup officers arrived and issued the same command, the man continued to aim the weapon at them.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
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Chris Boyette, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
Sometimes, a naked man will come out of nowhere and disrupt proceedings.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The unidentified man was crossing the street around 3:57 a.m. at Woodpoint Rd.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
The officer repeatedly instructed the elderly man to drop the gun, and when backup officers arrived and issued the same command, the man continued to aim the weapon at them.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for man
Noun
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Benji is caustic, needling and selfish — the kind of guy who hogs the window seat, the shower and everyone’s attention.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Padilla asks confused, before Gillis points out a slew of struggling cast members, including Michael Longfellow passed out in a robe on the couch, Mikey Day wearing Sarah Silverman’s clothes and the Please Don’t Destroy guys looking disheveled in their suits from the event.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Grande met her current boyfriend, Ethan Slater — who plays the Munchkin Boq — on set.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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Haack has since revealed a new love interest, sharing a snap with her new boyfriend, Christopher Larocca, earlier this month.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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The announcement came after Spurs players and staff got to see their beloved head coach in person Thursday morning for the first time since his stroke, a league source told CNN.—
David Close,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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In 2021, William Shatner became the oldest person to travel into space, at the age of 90, on a Blue Origin flight.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Born Mechanic host and second husband of HGTV designer Christina Haack, 41, guest starred on the house flipping competition series' fourth episode on Wednesday, Feb. 19.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
People.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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Displaced by the war, Jehan and her husband and their children, including 9-year-old Aisha, are living in a tent on the site of their house in northern Gaza, which was destroyed by an airstrike.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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The dispatcher advised her that police were on the way.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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The young woman, who was not named, was taken to hospital to undergo an operation after giving birth and was subsequently placed under police custody, the Paris Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The driver of the semi, a 41-year-old male from Schererville, was uninjured.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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In a lifetime, according to the Daily Infographic, the average male spends a total of 855.8 days in the bathroom; 85 days more than the average female.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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Jenner has consistently supported her auteur beau’s press tour for his Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown—including the awards circuit.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2025
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Jenner also attended the afterparty of the Los Angeles A Complete Unknown premiere in December, mingling with her beau’s co-stars and leaving the function with him hand-in-hand.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Everyone capable of helping with air defense must work to enhance the protection of human life.—
Joe Edwards,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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The story ends in the village of Hammondsport, where Drew was killed, with a kind of incantation of the cycle of life on Keuka Lake.—
Willing Davidson,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/man. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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